After Almost Giving Up Game, He’ll Be Go-To Receiver for Packers

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Julian Hicks rides with a young fan to practice at training camp.GREEN BAY, Wis. – In college, nothing was going right on the field for Julian Hicks. So, long before he was fighting for a roster spot with the Green Bay Packers, he almost gave up the game that he loved.

On Saturday, when the Packers play at the Indianapolis Colts in the second preseason game of the year, Hicks will have the opportunity of a lifetime to show he belongs in the NFL. With almost all of Green Bay’s top receivers injured, Hicks, who is in his second training camp with the team, will practically be an elderstatesman and might be a go-to player for quarterbacks Malik Willis, Sean…